An Interview with Author Susan Bradford. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Susan Bradford. Going from Minnesota to Berkeley and then on to Hawai’i, The Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and India, fresh out of college 25-year-old Susan Bradford is not only trying to visit new places, but rather […]
Solomon Islands on the World Stage (Indo-Pacific Compass)
How Solomon Islands Handle Geopolitics. The host for this show is Chris Cottrell. The guest is Ofani Eremae. With Beijing sponsoring the Pacific Island Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands this November, PM Sogavare’s trip to China along with 80 local athletes this week for 90-days of training is having the Solomon Islands and Pacific Blue […]
The Belt & Road Initiative in the Pacific Islands (Global Connections)
How will the Games Affect Local Athletes. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Chris Cottrell. Christopher Cottrell is an Indo-Pacific focused editor based out of Bangkok but presently in Suva, Fiji covering the current Fiji elections and South Pacific affairs. 1. He discusses his reporting in China and how Xi’s […]
US Engagement in Pacific Island Countries (Global Connections)
Growing Concern Regarding Chinese Influence. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. A discussion of the denial of the Solomon Islands to allow a US Coast Guard cutter to make a port call there. What are the implications and content of that port call and that denial, and generally […]